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No. 857,441. Patented Feb. 8, 1887.

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M Arron/vm@ Nrrnu TTES d EDWARD C. WILLIS, OF DENVER7 COLORADO, ASSIGNOR'TO BRINION GREGORY AND ALFRED J. OBRIEN, OE SAME PLACE.

' CLOTH E9n-WASHER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 357.441, dated February8,1887.

Application filed August 13, 1886. Serial No. 210,845,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD C. WrLLrs, a citizen of the United States7Vresiding at Den- -ver, in the county of Arapahoe and State of Colorado,haveinvented a new and useful Iinprovement in ClothesWashers, of whichthe, following is a specication, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawings, in which similar letters refer t correspondingparts.

Figure l is a side elevation of my improved washer, showing the same inposition ready for work.` Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the devicewith the rubbing-board upraised. Fig. 3 is a top view of the washer.Fig. 4 is an enlarged section cut through the rubbingboard, showing aportion of the same. Fig. 5 is an enlarged section out through therollers.

In the drawings, a c are two bars connected by the rods c a. Betweenbars c a, and journaled within the same, are a number of rollers, b. Inthe ends of rollers b are driven small pins,which form the jou rnals.These journals are received within holes formed within bars a, saidholes being sufficiently large to allow the rollers to turn easily. Ayshort space is left between rollers b, so as to allow them to movefreely and independently of each other.

cis a rubbing-board, fluted upon one side and slightly oval, as shown.Board c is attached to and fastened between arms d. Arms d are fashionedas shown in the drawings. Between arms d, at one extremity, is placedthe handle c, which is attached to the arms by means of screws.

f f are small bars attached at one extremity to rod a on the outside ofbars c, said rod extending through bars a sufficiently for the purpose.Bars f turneasily upon rod a. At the other extremity bars f are attachedto a rod, g, upon which they turn freely. Rod g also connects levers 71.h, passing through said levers at any suitable point between their ex-`(No model.)

tremities, said point being shown in the drawings about midway betweenthe extremities of the levers.

Levers h consist of two small bars, the lower extremities beingconnected by the rod t and the upper extremities by the rod j. Levers itturn easily upon the rods g, i, and j. Rod i also passes through theforward extremities of the arms d, which turn freely upon said rod. Rodj also passes through the forward extremities of two bars, la. The otherextremities of bars k are attached to rod a2. Bars k move freely uponthe rod a'iand j.k

In the use of my improved washer the same is placed in an ordinary tubor any suitable receptacle containing the water required, being soplaced that bars a shall have the suitable inclination. Therubbing-board c, with its arms d, is then thrown upward and backward,occupying the position shown in Fig. 2. The garment to be washed is thenplaced upon rollers band the rubbing-board c returned to the positionshownin Fig. 1. The rubbing-board is then moved back and forth over thegarment by the use of handle c.

vThe relative position of the parts when board c is drawn backward isshown by dotted lines in Fig. l.

, During its movement board cis held parallel or nearly parallel withrollers b by virtue of the mechanism shown and described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s-

In a clothes-washer, the combination of fluted board c, arms d, providedwith a suitable handle, c,levers f and k,links h, rods t', j, and g,barsc, connected by rods c' and c2, and rollers b, journaled in bars a,substantially as described.

EDWARD C. WILLIS.

In presence of- G. M. ALLEN, J. B. WILLsEA.

